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- Fixing foundation phase vital for improved exam results, says education ministerWhile SA is over the moon with the 2024 matric exam results, with the Eastern Cape having improved by more than three percentage points, basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube says more focus needs to be invested in the foundation phase. In a wide-ranging interview with the Dispatch, Gwarube said this… Read more »
- Excitement as work resumes on Amalinda special school after long delayAfter almost a decade, one of the special schools to be built in the Eastern Cape is finally taking shape. Khayalethu Special School, now under construction in Amalinda, is 80-90% finished, which has excited residents. For years, Amalinda residents have been complaining about how the site was abandoned and was… Read more »
- Judge president’s accuser tells of alleged incident which became the final strawThe Makhanda high court secretary who has accused Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge of sexual harassment, told the conduct tribunal on Monday how, with pants bulging, he had accosted her in his chambers and asked if she would “like to suck it”. Andiswa Mengo, who broke down several times… Read more »
- Angling star seriously injured in car accidentAngling star Dylan Botha, 18, is in critical condition after he was involved in a devastating car accident on Saturday. Dylan represented Border Angling at the 2025 South African Shore Angling Association’s Junior championships earlier in January. On Saturday, the grade 12 George Randell High pupil had a stellar fishing… Read more »
- Lifeline for protesting Eastern Cape doctorsAs protesting unemployed Eastern Cape doctors threatened to shut down the province’s healthcare system if their demands for jobs were not met by Wednesday, premier Oscar Mabuyane has stepped in and ordered the health department to begin recruiting them. Mabuyane gave the department six weeks from this week to start… Read more »
- Pietermaritzburg high court dismisses bid to halt King Misuzulu’s wedding plansThe Pietermaritzburg high court has dismissed with costs an urgent interdict application filed by one of King Misuzulu's wives to stop his wedding to Nomzamo Myeni. Read more »
- Renowned actress's son accused of 'raping' girlfriend released on R1,000 bailThe 24-year-old son of a renowned actress appeared in the Randburg magistrate’s court on Monday on two charges of rape. Read more »
- Pietermaritzburg rhino attack leaves man critically injuredA KwaZulu-Natal man was seriously injured after being trampled by a rhino at a game reserve outside Pietermaritzburg on Monday. Read more »
- OPINION | NSFAS annually squanders, misdirects and mismanages its budgetThe public is inundated with daily reminders of just how ineptly the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is managed. And we are not talking small amounts. NSFAS reportedly has a budget of R41.9bn for 2024-2025 to fund university students. This was set to increase to R43.7bn for 2025-2026. In addition,… Read more »
- ANC open to dialogue with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, says MbalulaANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has expressed an interest in poaching former EFF MP and founding spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Read more »
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